"I don’t let go of concepts—I question them. Then they let go of me."

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“Everything happens for me, not to me.”

“Reality is always kinder than the story we tell about it.”

“When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.”

“If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God spare me from the desire for love, approval, and appreciation. Amen.”

“You can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.”

“What is is. You don’t get a vote. Haven’t you noticed?”

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— Brian Reynolds Myers

Education1963

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— James W. Loewen

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